Foldable display-box



C. AND P. BASHWiNER AND E; J. BRANDT.

FOLDABLE DISPLAY BOX.

APPucATloN mio ucT. 4. 19m,

Pam-giga mr. 16,1920

3 SHEES-SHEE I.

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'ER AND E. l. BRANDT U. ANU Pi :xFAY 80X.

Lin out. f4, 1919.

1,333,893. Mmmm n latompd Mur. 1G, 1920.

C. AND P. BASHWiNER AND L1. BRANDY. www@ msnm Box. VLCAlON YLE CT. 4, H5194 l 1 ,333,893. Pntontfd Mm'. lb, 1920.

. 3 bHtS SUEL 3A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES BASHWINEB, F GLENMBBIS. PHILIP BASHWINER., 0F JAMAICA, AN D ERNEST J. BRANDT, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ABBIGNORS 0F ONE-FOURTH T0 EDWARD A. HUGUIBE,

0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FOLDABLE DISPLAY-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 16, 19u20.

Application led October 4, 1919. Serial No. 328,379.

To all 'wlfom it 'may concern Be 1t known that we, CnAnLns Basi-iwmnn lHILt'luAsnwINna, and EnNEs'r J. BRANDT,

all citizens of the United States, residing, respectively, at Glenmorris, in the county of Queens and State of New York, at Jamaica, in thecounty of Queens and State of New York, and at New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the'county of-Kings und State of New York, have linvented a certain new and useful Improvement in a Foldable Display-Box, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification. 1

This invention relates to va class of containers which is cut from a single blank and then folded into the form of a box.

Our invention has for its object primarily to provide a box or container for holding` articles. such as merchandise, in a manner whereby the box with its contents may be displayed on a counter, show case and elsewhere so that it will. attract the attention of persons as Well as permitting suitable advertisin matter to be conspicuously shown, and whic 1 is of a form whereby the contentsof the box will be free from the liability of damage by the collection of dust or exposure to air as well as serving to protect the contents from being surreptitiously taken.

Another object of the inventlon is to rovfide a box which is out from a sin le b ank ina fashion allowinof being readi y folded together for provi( ing its various parts wlthout the necessity of gluing, and which lpermits of the advertising matter desired to e displayed on the exterior of the assembled 'box to be accomplished .by printing or embossing or otherwise inscribing only one surface of the blank, thereby saving the' lar expense usually attendant upon the Ina ing of many; types of boxes of this class.

A further olb'ct of the invention is to provide a foldable display box whereby its simplicity' of construction permits of a great saving in the consumption of the material of which it is made, and which is adapted to be produced in various sizes.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter more particu larlydescribed with reference to the accompanying drawing forming a art of this specification in which similar c aracters of '13. In spaced parallel relation to the reference indicate corresponding arts in all the views, and will then be pointe out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the. drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of a blank cut and scored from which the box is folded.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating one step in the folding process of the blank into the box.

F ig. 3 is a pers eetive view showin another step in the folding process of the b ank.

Fig', 4 is a perspective, partly broken away, showing still another step in the fold- `ing process of the blank.

' Fig. 5 is a pers iective showing the blank when completely olded ninto the box.

Fig. (l is a perspective of the foldedy box when arranged in position for displaying its contents.

Fig. 7 is a reduced sectional view, partly in detail, taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6, and

Fig. 8 is an enlar ed fragmentary sectional view taken on tlie line 8 8 of Fig. 7

The box is made from a blank 10, Fig. 1, which is cut or struck by the use of dies or otherwise from a single sheet of `cardboard, paper or other foldable flexible material and then scored to provide a bottom member A, side wall members B, C, end wall members D and E, a lid member F. an adjustable sleeve member G, an easel member H and an upstanding display member I. All of these parts are integral, as shown, and when folded together the completed .box is substantially rectangular.

The blank 10 has a body part 11 which is approximately rectangular in general outline, and the bottom A of thev box is irovided by scoring, at 1:2 and 13, transversely in spaced parallel arrangement the body part 11 of the ilank. The body pai't 11 in spaced relation to one of its ends is scored, as at 14, crosswise with respect to the scoring 12 and 1,3, and the portion ofthe body part between the scoring l-'l and the adjacent end of the :body part is slittcd, at 15, on alinement with the scoring 12, while the 'saine portion of the body part in spaced relation to the slit 15 is likewise slitted. at, 16. on alinement with the scoring scoring 13 the body part 11 is scored, at 17,

transversely from end to end, and portion of the body part from the juncture ofthe seoring` 17 with the sein-ing 14 is slitted, as at 18, toward the second side edge of tbe body part.

The portion of the body part 11 o. tlie blank l() between the scoringl 12 inid its i-oiitignoiis side edge provides the side wall member B, while the portion oi' the body part between the seoring 13, '17, 14 provides the side wall member C. Both of the side wall members are of correnliondingl sizes, and the ends oiu these side wall members opposite to the scoring!l lfl are iiit away on similar inelines, as at 2() and 21, respect tivel The poi-tion of the body pai-t 11 o1 the dank between the scoring 17 and the scoring 19 provides the lid F which is. ap proxiinately similaiin shape and size to the bottom A, and the portion of the body part of the blank between the seoring 19 and the adjacent sideedge of the body part provides a flap J whieh is :issoeiated with the lid F. The ends ol the flap .l may be ent oi'i ineliiies, as al 22 and 23. 'lbe portion Vof the body part of the blank between ille slit` 15 and 1G provides the easel member ll` and aeross the central part of the easel member are spaced pai'allel seorings 24 and whieli are also in siaced parallel relation to the scoring 14. lntrally of the bottom A in proximity to the scoring 14 are two spaeed ulined eli )s or tabs 2V and 27 eaeh of which is formedl by cutting the bottom somewhat semi-circolari so that the tabs may be bent downwardly 'rom' the underside of the bottom for being engagedby the easel member H, as will vbe hereinafter more fully explained. The portion of the body part- 1.1 of the blank 1() between the scoring 14, slit 15 and the adjacent corner of the body part irovides a section 28 of the end wall mein r E of the box, while the portion of the body part -of the blank between lthe slit 16, scoring 17 and seorin 14 provides a seetion 29 of the end wa member E. These two Sections of the end wall member are adapted to be nterlocked when folding the box, and to accomplish this, the central part of the edge of the section 28 adjacent to the slit 15 is notched, as at 30, to rovide a. finger, as 31, while an end part of t ie section 29 of the end wall member is slitted, as at 32, for receiving the fin er 31 wher. the seetions 28 and 29 are detae iably nterloeked to form Vthe end wall member E.

The part of the scoring 17 of the body part of theblimk 10 which is eentrallyof the section 29 of the end wall member E is slitted, at 33, and the portion of the body part 11 forming the upstandin display memberI consists of a panel whie i extends from the SOOI'ed ed e of the section 29 of the end wall Vmember in a direction, as shown in Fig. 1, alongside the lid F. The panel or display, member I may be of any suitsections t3 and 44 wil :ible type, though the forni illustrated is of considerably greater length than the width o'l' the lid member l with its flap J. 'lliis panel or display member is centrally scored erosswise, at 2H. to provide two iloldable seet'ions 35 and rio so that the latter section may be bent over and upon tbe other section. lrotruding from tbe edge ol the free end ot the seetion im of the display member is a tab or finger` as 37, whieh is positioned as well as being arranged to adapt it to be reiii-oviibly inserted in the slit 33.

'lbe adjustable sleeve member is formed by eutting the blank 1.0 to provide a strip 3H on. tbe end of the body part 11 of the blank opposite to the easel member Il and the display member l, and included in this strip is the end wall member D ofthe box. The strip is: of a width eorrespoiiiling to the widths of the side iyall membersli and u-bile being ol' a length so tliatn'heii folded i`n the fashion of a band it n'ill y*be adapted to be arranged in an enrirf'ling manner on the exterior ol' tbe body ol" the box when :isieinbleil :is well as being slidribly adjustable idruardly and don'iin'rii'illy relativo to the box body. rlbe end wall member l) is formed by sroi'ing.; the strip 38 ei'osswise, at 2&9 and 4U. on alinenient with the scoring 12 :ind 13. and al the intersection ot' the seor ,g

ing 39 with the seoring 12 the strip is slitteil. at ll, while at the intersection of' the .swoiing v10 with the scoring' 13 the strip is Hlitted, at i12. The slits 41, 42 serve to allow the sleeve to be liiniredlY adjusted on the body oi' the box` as will be subsequently explained` The end wall member l) is similar 'in size to the size of the end Wall member E, and the parts of the strip 38 exclusive of the end wall member D is divided into side wall sections. as 43 and 4i and end wall seetions, as 45 and l-(, by transversely scoring spared parts of the strip, as at 47 and 48. The side wall sections 43 and 44 of the sleeve are slightly longer than the lengths of the side wall members 1i and C of the blank-10, while the end wall sections 45 and 46 ofthe sleeve are of corresponding lengths as well as each being slightly longer than the length of the end wall member E of the blank. The central part of one edge of the section l5 of the strip 38 is notched, at 49, to pro- .fill

vide a finger, as 5() at the freeend part of when disposed in overlapping arrangement walt E of the adjustable to form the end sleeve G.

In practice the blank 1U is folded toA proride the box by bending the strip 3870i the .sleeve G on the scorie? 39 and 40 so that the be disposed in spaeed opposition angularly with respect to the l 2th ond wall member D. The end wall seetions 45 and 46 are bent. at. the scoring 47 and 4S so as to overlap, and by removably inserting the Enger 50 of the section 45 into the slit 51 of the section 46 these sections will be removabl locked to ether' to form one ond wall of t esleeve, W ile the end wall member D provides the second end wall of the sleeve as well as providing an end wall ot' the body of the box as shown in Figs. 2. 3. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. By bending the end wall inemberfD at the scoring, -as 52, the, sleeve may be swung upwardly and downwardly. The body part 11 of the blank is then folded at the scoring 12 and 13 to stand upwardly to provide, the side `Wall members B and C of the bod proper of the box. and the easel member Hyis bent on the scoring,r H toward the underside of the bottom A of the body of the box, while'the sections 28 and Q0 are bent on lthe scoring'14 that they are in overlapping arrangement crosswise of tho box body. Byreniovably inserting;r the tinger 31 of the section 28 in the slit 32 of the section 29 the end wall member E will be. assembled. The body part 11 of the blank 10 may then be'folded at the scoring l'l and 19 so that the lid member F and fiap meniber J may be. swung upon the open top ot' the assembled body of the box as well as allowing the flap member to be inserted into the body ot' the box to lie against the side wall member B. When' the sections 2s and 29 of the end wall member E are locked together the panel o1' display member I is :folded at the scoring 34 so that thtl section 36 laps upon the section 35, and the tab 3T of the section 36 is inserted in the slit Fir; of the setion 35. then be int' opstanding position above the assembled body of they box. though when the box is packed for shipping the. display member is dispbsed so that it will lie upon `the lid member F. The assembledv sleeve (i is then swung in an eneirelingrgfashion upon the exterior of the side wall ninhers B and and u, on the exterior ojfli'eV end wall member the slits 4l nndfl?` (if the strip 38 of the Vsileeve member enabling the sleeve at the end'iwall member D to assume the aetio'n of a hinge and the inclined edges 2U VYand 21 o the side wallinenibers Il and permitting of free hinged aetioy of the sleeve when moved over the body of the box. To position the boxfen an incline. on a counter, show case or elsewhere for attracting the attention of persons the easel member ll is bent upon its scoringr -l and 25. and on being disposeckdownwardly and inwardly toward the underside of the bottomV of the box the free-"edge of the easel member at the seorin 25 isrmovably seated. under one of the ta is 26 or Q7 aeeording to the angle of incline in whieh itis desired to position the box. By slidably adjusting' the sleeve (i This display meinberfsll downwardly with respeet to the bollom of the box the easel ymember will be eurom4 passed by the sleeve which in turn will be firmly held for eifeetually supporting the box. On one of the. display member I. lid member I" side wall mem 1ers B and C. of the body of' the box as well as on the exposed fares olI the side wall sections 43. 44 and end wall 4seetion D may be printed. or embossed or ot herwise inscribed suitable advertising matter, Moreover, all the printing may be done on one face of the blank. sinee the folding ol' all )arts of the blank to provide the ass-mw bled box is aeeomplished by bending' the box in an opposite direltion to the printed faf'e o f the blank. Vhen goods are paelv'ed in the box its eontents may be removed therefrom by lifting.;r the lid member l" so that the flap will be removed from the body of the box. tlul lid member serving' when 'losed.to prevent the ront-ents of the box from being;r damaged by exposure to dust and the air. 4

ln the foregoing deseription wehave enr bodied the preferred forni of our invention. but we do not. wish tobe"u'mlyrstood as liin iting.,lr ourselves thereto. as we are aware that modifications may be made therein without` departing from the principle or saerilieing g any of the advantages of the invention. therefore we reserve to ourselves the right to make sueh ehanges as fairly tall within the srope thereof. i

Having' thus desrribed our invention. we rlaini as new and desire to seein-e by Letters atentzl. .l foldable displayl box. eoinprisiima body with side walls and end walls and hav ing' an open top. a lid member with a ila'p menrber hingedly movable on one ol the 4side walls of the body for opening and closing' its top. and a display member upstandimglfrom oneot' the end walls ot' the body so as to be. swung' downwardly and upwardly upon and troni the lid of the body. said body and the .said members being.Y integral as well as beine' out and foldably seored from a single blank.

:2. A foldable display box. eoi'nprising' a body with side wall ing an open top. a lid member with a lap member. hingedly movable on one ol' the side walls of the body for opening and elos ing its top. and a display member, eomposed Vot' two interloeked lappingl seetions hingedly opstanding from one ot the end walls of the body so as to be swung downwardly and upwardly Upon and from the lid ot' the body. said body and the said member,s being inte gral as well as being.r eut and t'oldably sem-eli "from a simile blank in a mannewhereby :Ultel'tlslhg llltltttl provided mi ontA 'nie of the blank may be arranged so as to appear on the exterior of the parts ot' the box.

A t'olflable display boxl eompeisin; e

or both of the exposed fares and end walls and havfill ltlll body with side walls and end walls and having an open top, a bd member with a flap member, hinggedly movable on one ol" the sidewalls of the body for opening;r and closing its top, a display member opstanding from ono oi' the end walls of thel body so as to be swung downwardly1 and upwardly upon and` from the lid of the body. and a sleeve member bingedly :uljustablll upwardly and downwardly relativo to one rnd of the box for positioning the body on an incline, said body and the said members all being integral as well as being out and foldably scored from a single blank.

4. A foldable display box. comprising' a body with side walls and end walls and having an open top, a lid member with a flap member.` hingedly movable ou one of tinx side walls of the body for ope-ning und Clog. ing its top, a display member composed of two interlocked lapping sertions hingedly upstanding from one of the ond walls of the body so as to be swung' dmvnwardly and upwardly upon and from the lid of the body` and a sleeve member hinge-illy 'adjustable upwardl f and downwardly relativo to one end of tlie box for positioning' the` body on an incline, said body and the said members being integral as well as bring out and foldably scored from a single blank in a manner whereby advertising matter provided on ono face of the blank may be arranged so as to appear on the exterior of the parts of the boX.

5. AY foldable display box, comprising a. body with side walls and end walls and having an open top. a lid member with a flap member, hingedly movable on one of the side walls of the body for opening and closing its top. a display member upsta-ndinar from one of the end walls of the body so as to be swung downwardly and upwardly upon. and from the lid of the body, and an easel member foldably adjustable at one end of `the body for positioning the body on an incline, said body and the said members being integral as well as being out and fold ably scored Afrom a single blank.

6. A- folda'ble display box, comprising a body with side walls and end walls and hav--v ing an open bop, a lid member with a Hap member, hingedly movable on one of the side walls of the body for opening and closing its top, a dis lay member composed of two interlocked apping sections hingedly upstanding from one of the end walls of theI body so as to be swung downwardly and upwardly upon and from the lid of the body, and an easel member foldably adjustableV at one end of the body for positioning the body on an incline, said body and bers being integral as well as being out and" foldably scored from a single blank in a manner whereby advertising matter proon one face of the blank may be arv ranged so as to appear on the exterior of the parts of the box.

7. A oldable display box, comprising a body with side walls and end walls and haw ing an open top, a lid men'iber with a flap member, hiugodlv movable on our of tho side walls of the body for opening and riosing its top, a display men'lber upslandinp; from one of the end walls ot the body so as to be swung downwardly and upwardly upon and from the lid of the body. an easel member toldably adjustable at om end ot th body for ositioning the body on an ineline, and a s eeve member liingodl y adjustable upwardly and downwardly for engag ing the easel member when supporting' the body ofthe box, said body and the said members being integral as well as boing out and foldably scored from a single blank.

8. A foldablr. dis )lay box, comprising aV bod f with side walls and end walls and having nu open lop, a lid member with a. flap member, hingedly movable on one of the side walls of the body` for oprnilm` and (dosing its lop, a display member composed of two interlocking lapping sect-ions bingedly` opstanding from one of the end walls of the body so as to be swung,- downwardly and upwardly upon and from the lid of the body, an easel member feldably adjustable at one end of the body for positioning the body on an incline. and a sleeve member hingedly adjustable upwardly and downwardly for engaging the easel member when supporting the body of the box. said body and the said members being integral as we l as being out and foldably scored frompa single blank in a manner whereby adverlils ing matter provided on one face of the blank may be arranged so as to appear on the exterior of the parts of the box.

9. The combination, in a foldalble display box having a substantiall reotan -ular body with an open top, of a '1d mem er with a [lap member, hingedly movable on one of he' side walls of the body for opening and closing its top, and a. display member upstanding from one of the end walls of the body soy as to be swung downwardly and upwardly upon and from the lid of the body, said body and the said members bein inllO begral as well as being cut and fol ably scored from a single blank.

,10. The combination, in a foldwble dislay box having a substantially rectangular od with an open'top, of a, lid member witi a Hep member, hingedlyA movable on,k one of the side Walls of the body for opening and closing its top, a display member upstanding from one of the ends of the the said mem\ body so as to beswung downwardly and upwardly upon and from the lid of the body, and a sleeve member hinged at one end of the body so that its second end may be adjustable upwardly and downwardly relative to the other end of the body, said body and the said members all being integral. as well as being eut and foldably scored from a single blank.

1l. The combination, in a foldable display box having a substantially rectangular body with an open top, of a display member composed of two interloeked lapping sections hin redly upstanding from one of the ends of t e body so as to be swung downwardly and upwardly upon and from the lid of the body, and a sleeve member hinged at one end of the body so that its second end may be adjustable upwardly and downwardly relative to t-he other end of the body, said body and tlie'said members all being integral as well as ,being eut and l'oldably scored from a single blank.

12. The combination, in a foldable display box having a substantiall rectangular body With an open top, of a id member with a Hap member, hingedly movable on one of the side walls of the body for opening and closing its top, a displa member upstanding fnom one 4of the en walls of the body so as to *be vswung downwardly and npwardly upon and from the lid ol the body, an easel member foldably adjustable atone end of the body for positioning the body on an incline, and a sleeve member having one end hinged at the end of the body opposite to the easel for being adjustable on the ex Ybody and the said members all being integral well as being eut and foldably scored from a single blank.

13. The combination, in a folda'ble display box having a substantially rectangular body 40 with an open top, of a display member com posed of two intel'locked lappinr sections` hing'edly upstanding from one o the end walls of the body so as to be swung downwardly and upwardly u n and from the lid of the body, an ease member foldably adjustable at one end of the body for ositioning the body onl an incline, and a s eeve member having one end hinged at the end of the body opposite to the easelv for being adjustable on the exterior of the body upwardly and downwardly into and out of enga'fement with the easel when supporting' t e body, said `body and the said niembers all being integral as well as 'being out 65 and foldably scored from a4 single blank.

This specification signed and witnessed thiad day of October, A. I). 1919.

CHARLES BASHWINEI-T.

PHILIP BASHVWINER.

EBN EST J. BRANDT.

lvitnesses:

A. SoU'rr, FREDERICK Cnynn. 

